OKOROIRE HOT SPRINGS.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1672, 24 March 1883, Page 2

OKOROIRE HOT SPRINGS.

W{k are glad to notice tßaVthese springs arf gn&nlty »Viiin^^lftf\'6uHVotorfc among the Waikflto^public^ particularly residents in the ' Cairibridge district, as s4rcel^.aj|wjß6k| passes} -'over • party bf k plwisure seekers', indeecl; ere might say healthus^jkj? f$ choosing this convenient and attractive retreat as the scerie*of tllfeir Kalidny-ttm'kmg^'CettatnljM' there is no other, place in^lie d»^j|s^ t1 W9 mean within a reasonable' radius, which,* fr6m the lmii^bsr and the character of! its attraction's; ' affords 1 'such' facilities '»l» l for a party of pleasure., ;se,ekers to enjoy th'emsch-es^as- do- the .Okoroire Springs. Here scenery, is Jiot „tlle. r 'only attra'cfidn, but, combined with. ,tl)is ; element of a pleasing, aud mind refreshing influence, w{» hjl^tho^Mll more 1 ph^siSal YefrWh^ ing influence\in\she shape pf.vthe springs, tHe medicinal qualities of which" haye 1 for sdnie^tjme .past beon, established. , The, attractive locality of 'wh'i6h we speak r 'fs^ aljout 2<l miles f rom - Cambridge, and about 3 miles from the town (!) of Oxford. The drive' to" and fro is one 'of the best in the province;, th'd scenery i-ajong the route being at once picturesque and impressive. ( /-The; I public are } greatly /mr q clebted to Mr Geoffrey Maclean, for th| i , 'way in which ho has endeavoured ,tq administer to the comfort of visitors, ho having, aud, <we v mighti add," at.his own expense, erected a raupo shed over the larger spring, which' 'We'Mlas gone to the trouble of cleaning out, in order to make it more fit' for l bathing purposes.'! The $ smaller and hotter sprlug has also beeß 1 enlarged fud improved npop in-sucH,a v|ay as to afford' a comfortable" bath, its only fault being its exposure .to the sun. Were this bath also* covered in, as doubtless it will be m the course, of time, it, Nvill'beA great 'improvenlcnt'on'the pre- f 1 sent state of affairs. ■ !ln orden that visi- *' tors may eirjoy with safety a cold , water bath after emerging fi;6m the v hot 'water, a wire, ser'viceable'fe J a handrail, lias been put up across 1 /the safe part of the river, which immediately under the baths. Another improvement. ,we might notice, is the construction of^apt ► t shower bath at the bank of the river^Tne, overflow of the hotter bath being i^tilisli^l ' for this purpose.' Iji'thtT nfi'itter of scenery, tlie water-fall in the immediate ,viciuity should in itsulf be a source of great attraction. Indeed, for* accomodation, convenience and' picturesqueriess, • < nature has left very little for art to complete. Several parties who have visited the Okoroire spring 3 have gone there pro- , yided with a tent and culinary utensils, and made lons, sojourns, returning to ' their homes and the scenes of eartlily toil well satisfied, and much benefited in health by' their expedition. It is not at all unlikely, , and we believe efforts are , being made in the' matter at the present time, that before long , these springs, which are at present on native teiritory, will have passed into the hands of an enterprising pakeha, who, we have little doubt, will be able to make a good business in connection with them.' Ati the present time visitors can r«ly upon the accomodation which the Oxford Hotel' affords, and with which, we feel sure they. w.ill not be t disappointed. _, „ , ,

Mr Pjset,' a rather diffident man, • was unable tp prevent himself being introcluced one evening 'to a' fascinating* yonng lady, who, misunderstanding his name, constantly addressed* him' 'us 'Mv Peters, much to that gentleman's distress, finally, summoning courage^ he bashfully, but earnestly remonstrated : "Oh, don't call me Peters— call me Pect." "Ah, but I don't know you well enough Mr Peters," said the young lady, blush- 1 ing, as she playfully withdrew part way behind her fan. — Yrt'e ficcord. When Dr. Spurzhem, the phrenologist, visited Edinburgh, I-logu, the Ettrick Shepherd, vr,ejit to ,the founder of the new science to have his head examined, and the uranium of the pas total poet was found to be covered with curious blimps, upon the possession of which the phrenologist highly complimented the canny Scotchman, who drily rejoined : "My dear nioii, if a few knots and swells make a skull of genius, I can assure you I've seen niony a soft cliiel supplied with a swopping intellectual organisation in loss than five minutes' fight at Selkirk Tryst." " BiJ?>i:fKhS all the time, Widder Jenkins," ?aul an Ohio' fanner, as lie bustled into her house one morning, "I am a man of business. I'm worth 10,000 dollars and waut ypu for a wife. „ I give you tlnee minutes in which to answer. l'"l don't want 10 seconds, old man !" she j replied, asjshe shook out the dishcloth ; " I'm a woman of business, worth 16,000 dollars, and wouldn't many, you if you were the last man on earth ! I give you a minute and a half to git !" ( He got. Whey a young and inexperienced man has been invited to dissoct a. Turkey, and is in a cold prespiration oyer the uncertainty as to wlych end the wish-bone is situated, nothing pleases hinj' so much as 1 to have the scientific person who' is,' present request the company to watch and 'note 'the beautiful system of anatomy, displayed in a fowl. "■ Yfcs," he said, " one ,of the ujeest, besfc girls in the world is in love •with me and folks know it, and it just breaks my heart." " Why should it ?" " Why, don't you know that nice fellows; always get some cheap creature for a wife, and nice girls always marry miserable fellows. Folks kuowshe is a thoroughly good girl and they set me down as a legular tough. My character is ruined!" j I)k. Jojinstox was very outspoken in his opiniqn .regarding stupid, .people, Inveighing against a worthy but extremely foolish femaje acquaintance, a lady ptesent reminded ,him that she was a good woman adding : "And ,1 ]tniBt we shall meet her in Paradise." "Madam," roared the exasperated doctor, I'l never desire to meet fools anywhere." A coloured blacksmith, of Vienna, Ga., was shoeing a mule not long ago, when the animal disengaged itself, and drove one of its hind feet against the negroes head with the force of a battering-tarn. A few days afterwards, some one asked the owner if the blacksmith 'sustained severe injuries. "I can't say he did,' 1 responded the man, dejectedly, " but the mule goes on three legs!"' "* ■ Wti learn with sincere regret that poor unhappy Jumbo is far from ' well. ' Even Mr Barnum is gettihg arijxious: As far as can be ascei tainted the gigantic elephant is suffering from an affection of i the heart. Think of it ! The heart of Jumbo is said to weigh tbirty-four pounds 'and ten ourices, Imagine -a,, pound of heart-ache to every ounce of heart ? Such arc tho penalties of greatness ! , A' Wobd for the Stabling. — Perhaps there is nojbird, that does <so much , real good to the husbandman as the starling. To those who only know the bird from its having eateri, in company with it» .congeners, almost all the cherries and, elderberries, or stopped the water-spout t with-, its nest, this may appear startling newjjt but true it certainly is, nevertheless. Th^^ starling generally finds a home (says Mr Swaysiancl in' "''Familiar Wild! Birds") where meadowland 1 or ttfrf jsxists, ami its. usefulness to the grazier is incalculable. Thoseiwho; possess lawns, and can watch the bird from an advantageous window with ■the' aid - of! d pair -of'flasseWfw'hich eveiy naturalist shoujdjgogsess), may perceive this bird industriously parting the grass in a most' ingenious 'manner "with its beak, whilst securing arid feeding upon the,,rnopt .^destructive* grubs and (l insects thai' "exist. ' When. th%' ' £air_ fonr or five young- ones with inordinate appetites .to fee,d, , the number of ground pests' 'destroyed, by theni' is enofmon^; indeed, it is'not too ' much' to arfy that a lawn, wo v uld ( .nofj thrive ■w.ithout^ the assistance of starlings. A'dclea to 'this, his extremety handsome appearance makes him (luite 'an' 1 object of b^aiiiyf''' whilst , walking about^upon^ the. 'grass with the sun glinting upon -his glossy and speckled feathers. Ori- a' 1 fih'e\! morning in the beginning of May we watched a pair of starlings busily engaged iariddinß efeveral gartfen'-beda --'of- ' 'slugs', uthat". otherwise Ka^e eaten" off thfe terider young shqota. ■'■ ► • '■ ' «■' "* > 'W;. v-,;!, ,<•,-; >j*,^j7